THE RETURN OF GUATEMALAN REFUGEES FROM ABROAD: POSITION OF THE PERMANENT COMMISSIONS OF THE GUATEMALAN REFUGEES PRESENTED TO THE NATIONAL RECONCILIATION COMMISSION FOR THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE (February 1989)

Guatemala: Permanent Commissions of the Representatives of the Guatemalan Refugees in Mexico (CCPP), 1989. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Offered is "THE RETURN OF GUATEMALAN REFUGEES FROM ABROAD: POSITION OF THE PERMANENT COMMISSIONS OF THE GUATEMALAN REFUGEES PRESENTED TO THE NATIONAL RECONCILIATION COMMISSION FOR THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE" published in February 1989 most likely by the Permanent Commissions of the Representatives of the Guatemalan Refugees in Mexico (CCPP) in an English translation for English-speaking countries in preparation for the upcoming Grand National Dialogue in Guatemala which commenced on March 1, 1989. A single stapled document measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing 10 pages (5 sheets printed on both sides). Opening remarks include: "The right to return to one's own place of residence, to the homeland of one's birth, where one grew up and has or had his or her home, land, and family, is, in essence, the MOST LEGITIMATE RIGHT OF ALL REFUGEES." The topics discussed are: I. INTRODUCTION; II. GROUNDS FOR THE RIGHT TO RETURN (1. Legal Grounds; 2. Economic Grounds; 3. Social Grounds); III. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RETURN OF GUATEMALAN REFUGEES FROM MEXICO AND THEIR SETTLEMENT IN GUATEMALA (1. The Return Must be of a Voluntary Nature as Individually Expressed. The Great Majority of the Refugees Demand a Collective, Organized Return; 2. Guarantees that Our Return to Our Lands and the Taking of Possession of Same will not be Obstructed; 3. Recognition of Our Right to Freely Organize and Associate; 4. The Right to Live, and Personal and Community Safety; 5. That the Government of the Republic Allow Our Return to be Accompanied by National and International Delegations of Non-Governmental Organizations and Representatives of the UNHCR [United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees]; 6. Freedom of Movement Nationally and Internationally for the Permanent Commissions); and IV. PETITIONS TO THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE. With signature lines for representatives of the CCPP for the State of Campeche (Estanislao Lima; Maria Teresa Aguilar Gutierrez; Miguel Reyes Arevalo); For the State of Quintana Roo (Juan Coc; Rafael Figueroa Ramos); For the State of Chiapas (Juan Moreno Perez; Reyes Epifanio Lopez Hernandez)..